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NC_017208:4662500 Bacillus thuringiensis serovar chinensis CT-43 chromosome, complete

Host Lineage: Bacillus thuringiensis; Bacillus; Bacillaceae; Bacillales; Firmicutes; Bacteria

General Information: This organism, also known as BT, is famous for the production of an insecticidal toxin. The bacterium was initially discovered as a pathogen of various insects and was first used as an insecticidal agent in the early part of this century. This organism, like many other Bacilli, is found in the soil, where it leads a saprophytic existence, but becomes an opportunistic pathogen of insects when ingested. The specific activity of the toxin towards insects and its lack of toxicity to animals has made this organism a useful biocontrol agent. The delta-endotoxin, which is produced during the sporulation part of the life cycle, causes midgut paralysis and disruption of feeding by the infected insect host. The delta-endotoxin, which is produced during the sporulation part of the life cycle, causes midgut paralysis and disruption of feeding by the infected insect host. The delta-endotoxin, which is produced during the sporulation part of the life cycle, causes midgut paralysis and disruption of feeding by the infected insect host. The presence of a parasporal crystal, which is outside the exosporium of the endospore, is indicative of production of the toxin, and serves as a marker for this species.Activation of the toxin typically requires a high pH environment such as the alkaline environments in insect midguts followed by proteolysis.


This island contains ribosomal proteins or RNA related elements and may indicate a False Positive Prediction!

StartEndLengthCDS descriptionQuickGO ontologyBLASTP
46625134662917405hypothetical proteinBLASTP
46629944663485492IAA acetyltransferaseQuickGO ontologyBLASTP
46634824664030549ribosomal-protein-serine acetyltransferaseQuickGO ontologyBLASTP
46640884664993906drugmetabolite exporter familyQuickGO ontologyBLASTP
46649834665396414mercuric resistance operonQuickGO ontologyBLASTP
466551846668281311UDP-N-acetylmuramate--L-alanine ligaseQuickGO ontologyBLASTP
466708146681991119nicotinate phosphoribosyltransferaseQuickGO ontologyBLASTP
466826146722233963cell division protein ftsKQuickGO ontologyBLASTP
46723794673311933N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine amidaseQuickGO ontologyBLASTP
46733524673696345hypothetical proteinBLASTP
46739204674534615tRNA-binding domain-containing proteinQuickGO ontologyBLASTP
46745314675343813hypothetical proteinBLASTP
46754224675736315thioredoxinQuickGO ontologyBLASTP
46758204676329510NTPaseQuickGO ontologyBLASTP
467661246776851074deblocking aminopeptidaseQuickGO ontologyBLASTP
46778344678145312hypothetical proteinBLASTP
46783044679158855metal-dependent hydrolaseQuickGO ontologyBLASTP
46792284679881654tRNA guanine-N7-methyltransferaseQuickGO ontologyBLASTP
46803934681190798putative choline kinase involved in lipopolysaccharide biosynthesisQuickGO ontologyBLASTP